Somali dancers entertain the crowd during the Rochester Refugee Women's Network's International Women's Day event at the Church of the Ascension on Saturday.

Written by

Matt Leader
Staff writer

A union of cultures occurred Saturday as the Church of the Ascension Episcopal Church hosted an International Women's Day celebration, leaving attendees with a more refined sense of community, acceptance and cultural understanding.

"I think the name says it all," said Miriam Ehtesham-Cating of Rochester, who teaches English to immigrants and refugees. "We're not only celebrating women, but also the diversity present in our own community."

At the event sponsored by the Rochester Refugee Women's Network, women and men alike spent the afternoon enjoying home-cooked food and ethnic ...